The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-29
SHOCKING EXPLOSION.
IA RANGE IN A HOTEL BLOWN TO
PIECES.
A Number Of Young Women More or
Less Seriously Injured by the Blow
Up and the Kitchen Completely
Wrecked

MILWAUKEE; Wis, Nov. ga shocking
Incident occurred at the Kirby house
shortly before 0 o'clock this morning. A
boiler used for heating water exploded, en-
tirely wrecking the rear end of the build
Ing, burying number of people beneath
the ruins, fatally wounding several and, it
Il feared, killing others outright. The ex-
plosion occurred at $50 o'clock. The
boiler which exploded was the hot water
boiler behind the kitchen range. The ex-
ploeion blew out portion of the rear OF
he building, thirty feet in width and ex-
tending from the ground to the floor oil
the fourth story. One end OF the dining
room was wrecked, all the tables being
Knocked over and the dishes smashed.
Most of the guests had finished breakfast.
Among those who remained panic reigned,
but as far as known none of the guests
we're hurt, The kitchen OF the hotel was
opmpletely wrecked. There were about Il
dozen girls in the room at the time, and
M were buried beneath the mass OF brick
Ind mortar. The fire department was on
the scene within a minute OF the eXplo-
sion. The following girls were taken out
Of the ruins badly injured.
W Miss Anna Kennedy, assistant cook.
IN Miss Carrie Olson, dining room girl
MIS- Julia rieldmeyer dining MON girl
Miss Mary Arbukc, pastry cook.
Miss Maggie Domn, Kitchen girl.
Mis- Alice Burke, PANTRY girl.
Miss Mary Krocger Kitchen girl.
Miss Mary Lcahy, chambcrmaid.
Miss Eva frederlckson dining room girl
All were so badly injured, mostly by
bruises. that Dr. Marks said he could not
tell whether they would live or not.
Frank IIcmpel, the head cook, is miss
ing, also Mrs. L. NJ. Gage, assistant cook.
The ruins are being searched in the
hope OF finding them and Others who may
be buried therein.
Miss Minnie Thompson, girl employed
In the Sentinel bindery across the alley,
was badly cut about the head by the flying
] glass that was blown in by the explosion.
Mr.. Beckwith, one Of the proprietors OF
the hotel, who was in the rear part OF the
building. near where the explosion took
place, was hurt in the head by flying
1 missile which knocked him down. lie il
able to be about.
The alley back Of the hotel is piled tC
4 the depth of four or five feet with debris
from the wrecked building.
The north wall Of the dining-room wa
blown i'm for distance OF fifteen or twenty
feet.
The fircmen got water upon the ruins II
time to cxinguish the flames which
started before they hal gained mucl
hcadway.
The accident was probably caused b!
the freezing OF the feed pipe supplying th'
boiler with water.
Those whose injuries are the most scri
Gus are: Mary Arbukle, Anna Kennel.
and Carrie Olson, all OF whom are tcnibl.
burned in addition 10 the bruises they r.
ceiycd. There Is no hope that Carri
Olson will recover
AT n O'Clock the frcmen found tn
dead body Of Mrs 4. VI. Gage, the assist
ant cook. under the ruins II WIS shock
ingly manglcd. Frank Hcmpcl, the hca
cook, who was at first reported killed, q
capped alive, but il badly hurt; one arr
and three ribs are broken, aud lac is badl
injured about the head.
Jumped from n burning building.
PIrrsBuRG, Pa, Nov. 2S.-rhe cabins
shop OF Guckcrt & Co. was burned tn
afternoon. sixty men were employed
The building. Four al them on the iourl
floor were cut of from the stairway 10y Il
flames, lost their presence of mind ai
iumped 10 the street. John Dedig Ia
both thighs and his jaw broken and VI
die. Louis lhrie and VIM. shrimp caugl
telephone wires ~ they fell aud escape
with ugly bruises. John Dcying jump'
20 a ladder the lipmcu were raising an
Twas but slightly injured. Total los
So. 600: insurance, SlO.UOO.